ANTAKYA: Three people were pulled alive from the rubble in quake-hit Turkish city Antakya on Saturday, 13 days after a massive quake killed tens of thousands, but one, a 12-yearold, later died. More than 46,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria and the toll is expected to soar, with some 345,000 apartments in Turkey now known to have been destroyed, and many still missing.
The death toll in Turkey stands at 40,642from the quake while neighbouring Syria has reported more than 5,800 deaths, a toll that has not changed for days. Former Ghana international footballer Christian Atsuwas among the dead after his manager confirmed on Saturday his body had been found beneath a collapsed building in Antakya city. Workers from Kyrgyzstan tried to save a Syrian family of five from the rubble of a building in Antakya city in southern Turkey. Three people, including a child, were rescued alive. The mother and father survived but the child died later of dehydration, the rescue team said. One older sister and atwin did not make it.
The death toll in Turkey stands at 40,642from the quake while neighbouring Syria has reported more than 5,800 deaths, a toll that has not changed for days. Former Ghana international footballer Christian Atsuwas among the dead after his manager confirmed on Saturday his body had been found beneath a collapsed building in Antakya city. Workers from Kyrgyzstan tried to save a Syrian family of five from the rubble of a building in Antakya city in southern Turkey. Three people, including a child, were rescued alive. The mother and father survived but the child died later of dehydration, the rescue team said. One older sister and atwin did not make it.